Daily Update: Good news in minors

San Diego Padres relief pitcher Luke Gregerson heads to the dugout after giving up a double to Colorado Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez to tie up the game in the ninth inning of the Rockies' 8-7 victory in 10 innings in a baseball game in Denver on Sunday, June 9, 2013. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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San Diego Padres relief pitcher Luke Gregerson heads to the dugout after giving up a double to Colorado Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez to tie up the game in the ninth inning of the Rockies' 8-7 victory in 10 innings in a baseball game in Denver on Sunday, June 9, 2013. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Catcher Rene Rivera has been named the starting catcher for the Pacific Coast League in the Triple-A All-Star game scheduled for July 17 at Reno.

Infielder Dean Anna and left-handed reliever were also named to the PCL team that will face the International League All-Stars.

Rivera, 29, is hitting .338 with four homers and 37 RBI in 71 games for the division-leading Tucson Padres. He has also thrown out 46 percent of the runners who have tested his arm. Anna, 26, the third-leading hitter in the PCL, is batting .344 with eight homers and 46 RBIs in 79 games. Hynes, 28, is 1-0 with a 2.15 earned run average in 27 games and shares the PCL lead with 11 holds.

Double-A outfielder Reymond Fuentes (.331) was added to the World Team for the Futures Game July 14. He will join San Antonio teammate Yeison Asencio on the World team while catcher Austin Hedges will play for team USA.

Meanwhile, right-handed pitching prospects Matt Andriese (one hit over seven innings for Tucson), Matt Wisler (two hits over six innings for San Antonio) and Justin Hancock (four hits and two walks over five innings for Lake Elsinore) all turned in shutout performances Wednesday.

The Daily Five:

--The Padres losing streak is their third, five-game losing streak of the season. The Padres previously lost five straight from April 10-14 (to drop them to 2-10) and April 19-23 (to drop them to 5-15). The Padres have not lost six straight games this season.

--Left fielder Carlos Quentin, who was 3-for-4 Wednesday night, is hitting .358 (38-for-106) over 31 games since May 24 with eight doubles, five home runs, 11 RBIs and 18 runs scored. He has raised his average from .178 to .276. His average since May 24 is the third-highest in the National League and the seventh-highest in the major leagues.

--Right-handed starter Edinson Volquez has a 2.73 ERA in five starts since the worst outing of his career on June 7 at Colorado (nine runs allowed on 11 hits over 2 1/3 innings). Over his last five outings, Volquez has allowed 12 runs (nine earned) on 28 hits and 13 walks in 29 2/3 innings. He has allowed three runs on 14 hits and two walks against 14 strikeouts over 12 innings (2.25 ERA) in his past two starts.

--Right-handed reliever Luke Gregerson has allowed two homers all season and two have come during his past three outings. In 10 outings, covering a total of six innings, since June 9, Gregerson has allowed eight runs on 14 hits. During the run he is 0-2 with a save and a blown save with a 12.00 ERA – raising his season ERA from 0.91 to 2.78.

--SS Pedro Ciriaco is 2-for-20 over his last six starts with two errors.

Prospect Watch:

--Andriese, 23, shut out Sacramento on one hit over seven innings Wednesday night in his Triple-A debut. Andriese, who was 8-2 with a 2.37 ERA in 15 starts for Double-A San Antonio, walked two and struck out eight. RHP Miles Mikolas (3.07 ERA) picked up his 18th save with a perfect ninth to secure the Padres 1-0 win in the first one-hitter in T-Padres history. Jaff Decker drove in Tucson’s lone run with a double. 3B Gregorio Petit was 3-for-4.

--Wisler (4-3, 3.44 ERA) allowed two hits and a walk in the Double-A Missions 4-0 win at Tulsa. RHP Matt Stites (1.52 ERA) picked up his nine save with a strikeout in 1 1/3 perfect innings. SS Jeudy Valdez (.262) was 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored.

--Hancock (2-0, 0.56 ERA) had one strikeout in his third start for Single-A Lake Elsinore in the Storm’s 5-3 win over High Desert. RHP Johnny Barbato (5.19 ERA) struck out four in two perfect innings of relief. SS Jace Peterson homered for the Storm and LF Jeremy Baltz (.389) drove in three runs with two hits.

--RH starter Bryan Verbitsky (0-1, 1.59 ERA) allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and three walks with eight strikeouts over five innings in short-season Single-A Eugene’s 5-2 loss to Hillsboro. 3B Dustin Peterson (.308), the Padres second-round pick in June, has three hits in the Arizona Rookie League Padres 6-5 win over the Angels. RHP Cam Stewart, a converted outfielder, allowed three hits with no walks and four strikeouts over five shutout innings.